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[INTERVIEW] The garbage warrior Environmental activist finds 40 illegal waste dumping sites, reveals evidence online By Ko Dong-hwan The wildest job for environmental activist Hong Da-gyeong currently is hunting for illegal waste dumping sites in Korea, as most of them are hidden. Spending hours searching for clues online and using tips from her friends that lead to their locations are just parts of the job. The task can be life-threatening, as she sometimes encounters dumpers who do not want their garbage to be found. Some of the sites are run by criminal syndicates. Nevertheless, she wants to continue on her quest to inform the public as much as possible about the seriousness of this environmental issue ― as the country now faces a rapidly increasing, enormous accumulation of waste, while it has only limited space and time to deal with it. ....